Proverbs 20:28
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
- Proverbs 20:28 I.e., covenant loyalty
Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of a guilty person is (A)crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.
Proverbs 21:29
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:29 Lit makes firm with his face
Proverbs 22:10-11
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10 (A)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
11 One who loves (B)purity of heart
And [a]whose speech is (C)gracious, the king is his friend.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:11 Lit has grace on his lips
Proverbs 23:1-3
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On Life and Conduct
23 When you sit down to dine with a ruler,
Consider carefully [a]what is before you,
2 And put a knife to your throat
If you are a (A)person of great appetite.
3 Do not (B)desire his delicacies,
For it is deceptive food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:1 Or who
Proverbs 23:6-8
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6 (A)Do not eat the bread of [a]a (B)selfish person;
Or desire his delicacies;
7 For as he [b]thinks within himself, so he is.
He says to you, “Eat and drink!”
But (C)his heart is not with you.
8 You will (D)vomit up [c]the morsel you have eaten
And waste your [d]compliments.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit an evil eye
- Proverbs 23:7 Lit reckons in his soul
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit your
- Proverbs 23:8 Lit pleasant words
Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.
Proverbs 26:10
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10 [a]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
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